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3 7: - Portland; 'Oregon, Sunday morning, December zx, 1913.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
WHO SAYS THERE IS NO SAKjIta CLAUs?
ACCORDS CURRENCY'.
" BILL HIS SUPPORT
BEEN RESTORED BY
BILL'S PASSAGE
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CONFIDENCE HAS
PARCEL POST IS
SWAMPED BY RUSH
OF GIFT SENDERS
CURRENCY WORK
Minority Members of Confer-
' ence Committee Not Invited
to Take Part in Considera
tion of the Amendments.
PRESIDENT WILL SIGN
MEASURE BY TUESDAY
Committeeman Crawford, Un
able to Block Bill's Prog
ress, Goes Home.
(United Pnu Leafed Wl.t
Washington, Dec. 20. The adminis
tration', currency bill was in Its final
legislative stages tonight. The Demo
cratlc conference members representing
the senate and house, labored until lat,
seeking adjustment of the Glass and
Owen bills, following five hourB of hot
debate In the house this afternoon.
They will meet tomorrow and hope tt
be able to report some sort of an agree
ment, either complete or in part, by
Monday. Congressional leaders hoped
. i . t . . .
mm me iwo nouses would accept a
compromise bill and that tho measure
could be sent to the White House by
Tuesday at the latest
"That the Democrats do not IntenJ
to brook any delay which m'ght come
through Republican Interference In th
conference was Indicated when the
majority members only met tonight to
irame tne bill.
The Republicans were not asked
They will be called in at the last mo
ment to view the work of their ma
jority colleagueH, Just as the tariff
conference was arranged. One Repub
lican, Crawford, was so diBgusted with
being a member of the conference com
mlttee arid having nothing to do, that
he left for his South Dakota home to
night. The'liouso conferees' task was light
ened In this respect. They were in
structed by the house to accept the
senate's provisions authorizing re-discounting
of six months commercial
paper by national banks and permitting
five-year farmers' loans. Representa
tive Lever of South Carolina obtained
this concession, the house voting for
his motion, as a substitute for that of
(fiim-linted on lage Five, Column One)
FAVORITISM IN WEST
" P0NT IS CHARGED
Senator Chamberlain Authorizes In
' ' Testlgation Into Affairs at
the Artidemy.
Washington, Dec, 20. If there ar'
any "teachers' pets" at West Point, I
Senator Chamberlain, chairman of the)
committee on military affairs, Intends
to discover the fact. Favoritism In
that Institution, at which the govern
ment educates young men for the army,
has been charged. The resolution of
fered by Mr. Chamberlain instructs his
committee to conduct an investigation.
The -senator announced to the senate
that he Introduced the resolution s a
result of several complaints that had
been made to blm.
E
MAN
OF CHARNY THROWN
FORMS AND SCORES OF HUNGRY MOUTHS ARE FED
Spirit of Kindness Radiates From Hearts That Are Touched
With Pitiful Pleadings $ the Less Fortunate Broth
er and Sister of the City.
113 DECEMBER 1913
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liy Marshall N, Dana.
This is the Chrlstman time.
Among the people there is a great
desire for good cheer. Not before this
year has the pathos of childish lu nger
and chill homes so Closely touohed th
heart of good fortune, Ths .busily suc
cessful have paused to take stock of
misfortune and want. They i.re seek
ing to do good. They are volunteering
blessings. The wires leading into th
office of this paper have fairly hummed
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with inquiries about families to whom
Christmas dinners would, mean cheer,
about children to whom toys would b
happiness, about the destitute to whom
food or fuel . would mean infrequent
comfort "
The merciful and generous; are.Hsten
ing to the plea of need,', " r
Their help doessnot 1 wait on trial of
the petitioners under the cold laws if
. perfunctory charity,' : The child for
whose coming no ' fond fingers had
fashioned tiny garments Is "now clothed
because another woman,, pitying, with
.exquisite care stitched a day and mom
of a night that sh might hurry thu,
her Impulse of kindness. , .
A mother whose sons died during an
other Christmas season) has gone to
the house In the orchard and broken
pieoes of wood for 'the aged and help
less woman - there, ' she has sought vt
carious knowledge v of little, ' clinging
arms by- seeking out and giving food
to motherless children, ; ;
- The .working woman has sent her lat
five dollars for the ... help of the
-stranger poor. The destitute family of
'lO In Lents - will have a big Christmas
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George M. Reynolds, president of
the Continental and Commercial
bank of Chicago.
AS
Chicago Bankers See Preven
tion of Panics in Opera
tion of Currency Bill.
(Special to The Journal.)
Chicago; Dec. 20. George M. Rey
nolds, president of the Continental
and Commercial bank and E. D. Hulbert,
vice president of the Merchants Loan
and Trust company tonight said they
would recommend to stockholders of
their respective banks that they vote to
enter the new federal reserve bank sys
tern.
This decision on the part of the rep
resentatives of two of Its largest banks,
puts Chicago Institutions In the lead in
announcing Mwlr intehtion to avail
thenisTVea . of ths privileges accorded
under the new law. : Each of the bank
ers, is responsible for the introduction
of certain important modifications in
the original bill, anj each expressed ths
opinion that the new law would operate
to prevent a recurrence of financial
panics and would assure more stable
mpney and business conditions through
out the country,,
Mf. Reynolds ' said: "The bul is now
so amended that I shall recommend to
our stockholders that the Continental
and Commercial National become a
member bank or the federal reserve
system. The proposed measure creat
ing; the system soon will be one of the
laws of ths land, and Is of such com
manding economic importance that I be.
Ileve I am patriotic enough to assist to
make the measure a success,, trusting
that the common interest of the people
and the banks will bring about amend
ments that later may be deemed nec
essary." T
Christmas Stocking- rnad.
. Previously acknowledged
by Journal 147,16
Previously received . by
organisations with
which The Journal is
cooperating
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Received by Visiting
- Nurse Association.
Mrs. R. Hoeflich.
Received ' by Portland
Commons . . .
3.6S7.25
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41.00
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. There is yet time for those who
wish to contribute towards the 5
Christmas cheer of families In
need of the'necessaries of life to
contribute toward the Christmas
Stocking Fund. The calendar
shows but four days left, includ.
Ing todays Do It ow
-v-,. v .k v.. i .
box made up, of good things from the
farm. Four girls away from home will
have Christmas dinner with' a mother
who wants but hajt no daughters. School
children,.' even, " are packing a big bai
ket with wholesome contributions for
ths family of' the man who could find
no work, and there ars shoos for the
little feet of the children whose ftther
was Jtllled.-A" '.'.; ' " W'JWv ;?'.!., ''
Hospitality '- has opened its doors tt
the stranger who ts lonely, or in need
anonymous ' givers have -: added ths
friendly touch of their offerings wltu
the - hope "may , It help some hungry
one." Doing g4od, organlsedly and by
Impulse,. Is the order of this, week,' and
(CoDclndfd on Page Five. Column Two)r.
WOULD
Nl RESERVE
SYSTEM
PROPOSED
SB
Leading Interests of State See
Silver Lining to Cloud Oc
casioned by Currency Un
certainty. BUSINESS MEN SEE
RETURN TO PROSPERITY
Measure Referred to as Ad
ministration Masterpiece of
Constructive Legislation.
Business and professional men of the
state, almost without exception, ex
press themselves as well pleased with
the passage of the currency bill. In
response to inquiry of The Journal as
to the probable effect of Hie passage
I of the bill, on business conditions, re
plies were received as follows:
Happy at Pendleton.
Pendleton, Or., Dec. 20. Business
men are unanimous in agreeing that the
passage of the currency bill will re
move a source of much worry to busi
ness conditions.
"The passage of the bill, releasing as
Jt does the uncertainty of legislation,
will have a wholesome effect upon the
whole country," said G- M. Rice, of the
First National bank, and his opinion
Is voiced by many here.
W. L. Thompson, of the American Na
tional bank, said: "While the real ef
fects of the bill will not be noticeable
In the country districts for some time,
.the fact that congress has taken defin
ite action cannot but result beneficially.
It removes doubt from the situation.
The bill as I view it has been made into
a good one."
Leon Cohen, merchant, said: "Un
questionably the passage of the bill will
prove of great benefit to business gen
erally and confidence which has been
held in abeyance will be restored. I be
lieve the bill is onewof the greatest
pieces of constructive legislation ever
passed by congress, and to Wilson I
give all honor."
Bankers Are Satisfied.
MarshflelJ, Or., Pee. 20. Asked re
garding the effect of the passage of the
currency bill, Hugh McLaln, president
of the Marshfield Chamber of Com
merce, said:
"I have given the matter considerable
study and I think that the passage of
the currency bill will stimulate business
wonderfully in this locality, as well as
in other parts of the country. It will
liquidate our assets and give us an op
portunity to use all of our money for
local purposes." .
James H. Flanagan, of the Flanagan
and Bennett bank of Marshfleld, said:'
"I think the country has been pre
paring, Itself for the passage of the cur
rency bill like the tariff, and J do not
anticipate any disturbance. Some
thought that while the transfer was be.
ing made there would be a stringency
ofimoney. While It might cause some
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inconvenience, l uo noi viiiuk mere win
be any acute trouble. I look for last
ing benefits as. there., has been a crying
need for currency legislation. wnno
there is some political criticism, such
would have come If the measure came
from either party, and taking it as a
whole, I think It will be accepted by the
country as a good thing."
Will Loosen MonfJ.
Cottaze Grove, Or., Dec. 20. Bankers
and business men here see no reason ror
apprehension that the enactment of the
currency bill will arrect commercial
conditions. Opinions were expressed
as follows:
T. C. Wheeler, cashier First National
bank: "I. see no reason why the money
market should be affected locally. There
will be. of course, a period of readjust
ment, but this should have no relation
to comnjatclal prosperity, as a DatiKer,
desire to scrutinise the provisions
more closely than is possible In news
paper dispatches before expressing an
oolnlon of tne measure as a usui"
law."
Rnorea M. Hall, president name or
Cottaare Grove: "I can conceive of no
adverse effect to business Interests of
the Pacific coast by tne enactment or
h bill Dassed by tne senate, ine en
tahlishment of regional banks In Port
land or eisewnere on im mam buuuiu
make money more quickly available in
times of commercial emergency than
Is now possible with the principal re-
fv. centers in Chicago ana iew
York."
C. W. Wallace, secretary-manager
T3 wniinne cocri nan t. merchants: I
helteve the bill will help business con
dltlons. The -regional bank will keep
money at home, make its retention or
release more dependent upon purely lo-
o.i conditions, instead or imposing upon
the entire country a reflection of con
dltlons in wail street, wnere crises ars
usualty the result or , speculation iijb
terla." :
Fine Christmas Present.
MuTfnWl. Or..: ' "Dec. 20. Relative,, to
th effect of the passage of the cur
rency bill, J. C. Mann, proprietor of the
Mann Dry Goods company, saia: ue
lieve that the passage of the currency
bill assures a prosperous new year,
Tha'nast six months of commercial in
action has been - caused very largely
by untertalnty In financial circles as
to Just what congress would do with
the tariff and the currency. Personally
I believe both bills are sound ana oene
fielal. and 1 don't think President Wll.
son could siva- ths nation a better
Christmas present than by putting his
Signature to the currency . bill. .
H. C. Oarnett. president' Of the Oar-
riett i Corey i Hardware ' company, said
"There has been no fundamental reason
Kfor a -business depression. Crop have
been good," but the psychological errect
of congressional action upon the tariff
and currency, has '..shaken ; confidence
and business depression' has been the
result Whether the tariff and currency
measures are flawless or not makes
little difference, Ths business world can
adjust itself to any reasonable change,
(Concluded on l'gt stereo. Column One)
REBELS
EARLY AnACK, RETURN
TO RENEW THE BATTLE
Fighting Continues at Tampico
During Night; Zapata Visits.
City of Mexico,
(Br the Interna ttonil Nei Strrics.)
Mexico City, Mexico, Deo. 20. Accord
ing to official report, the rebels attack
ing Tampico were repulsed this after
noon but the fighting was resumed and
continued tonight.
The Banco Naclonale passed its semi
annual dividend today.
Senor De La Lama Is to make a su
preme effort In the coming week to ne
gotiate a European loan as tho govern
ment Is now using all customs receipts
to pay interest on outstanding bonds
leaving nothing for war and ordinary
current expenses. If, a loan is not ob-:
talned soon it' will be Impossible to i
continue to pay foreign debts and pay-'
incut of bond Interest In May. t
Nateras rebels in the state of Zaca
tecas are moving south towards the
state capital. They now hold the rall-
i w'' north of Caleria. An attack on the
capital of the state Is expected at any
moment. The town of Juchiplla was
captured by the rebels today, the fed
eral garrison evacuating with their ap
proach. The government has reported that
the Zapatistas who have been active
in the suburbs of the capital have de
parted for Moreto, but the truth is
that they are Ulte as numerous as
ever In th'e suburbs.
Zapata himself is reported to have
ventured Into the city twice to visit
a sweetheart.
Tho newspapers have been warned
(Oonr)ndpd on Page Klght, Column On.)
"CO-EQUAL HEAD OF THE
FAMILY," IF YOU PLEASE
Suffragist So Describes Hep Occu
pation When Sworn in as.
Election Clerk.
Chicago. Deo. 20. "Co-equal head of
the family" was the occupation given
by Mrs. (lladys B. Randall, one of a
group of six women sworn In today,
the first In the history of Chicago, to
serve as election clerks and Judges in
the aldermanlo- election next spring.
THE LOG AND THE
STREAM
Poets compare life to a great
river, eacli one of us afloat n
that river; some are logs and
' drift with every current, some
are, steamers who force a way
against the stream and steer
their own courses. To those
who do not merely drift, The
Journal Want Ads offer a chart
to steer by: in them you sec the :
places or things it will pay Vou f
to Teach..' -..'v ,;.::K,-;':)
Read these ads over , today 5j
and see if you' do not find some A
' way, of advancement there, , It
' may be a i small ' start with ; a
' good '-ending ahead. - . ; .:
. Ambition turns the man who v
; drifts into, the man able, to force' i
x his way in life, changes the log '!
' into the steamer; Your -ambi-;t;
tiofi can find: its g6al in " - ';
THE JOURNAL WANT ADS ,
MOST IMPORTANT
LAW FOR 50 YEARS
(United Press t"d Wire.) '
XTw Tori, Deo. 20. New Tork
papers today editorially spprored the
currency bill as It fassea ths seasts,
as a whole, sat objected to some of
Its features, u Briefly the comment
witowir;: ,'s, . .
WOBZ.D WitK this act the United
States is finally emerging into fi
nancial light. The World . would b
tho last newspaper to pretend It's a
psrfsot measure, but it Is tho first
long step la the right! direction.
; more momeatous piece
of legislation has boon put through
In half a century and before tho cur
rency bill becomes a law there
should bs at least a brief interval of
country-wide examination.' such ex
amination would readily result la
discovery of mistakes which congress
would bo willing' to eliminate.
TXMXS There is ons defect in the
bill the amendment which exempts
from the tests of the merit system
all appointments under the federal
reserve board. Wo cannot believe
President Wilson - will allow this
wretched place of folly to be consum
mated. HHULD There are still some
weak spots In tho currency bill bnt
If it tras "more than 80 per oent
good; two months ago as leading
bankers thsn said t was It should
be now 90 per oent good.
JUDGE BEN LINDSEY
MARRIED IN CHICAGO
Denver Juvenile Court Judge Weds
Miss Henrietta llrevoort of
Detroit.
Chicago, Dec 20. Judge Ben B.
Llndsey of theDenver Juvenile court
was married here tonight to Hiss Hen
rietta Brevoort of Detroit, Mich.,
stepdaughter of Dr. F. J. Cllppert,
prominent Detroit physician. Tho cere
mony was performed in the parlors of
the Auditorium hotel by Rev. Ernest
Wray O'Neill and was witnessed by a
few friends.
Tho wedding followed a romance that
had its beginning at the Battle Creek
sanitarium several months ago when
Judge Llndsey was forced to abandon
the bench for. several weeks to recup
erate from
nervous breakdown. He
met Miss Brevoort there and after a
brief courtship they became engaged,
The bride's age was given as 24
years. Vntll a few weeks ago she was
sn interior decorator and ws assort
ated in New York with Elsie De Wolfe,
the former actress and painter. Judge
Llndsey Is 43 and a bachelor.
PORTSMOUTH NAVY YARD
IS VISITED BY FIRE
Historic Records Are Destroyed but
New Dreadnaught Is Saved
From the Flames. .
Portsmouth, England. Dec. ,20. Im
portant records of the days of "Nelson
were destroyed - and, thev new - dread
naught Queen Mary narrowly eacaped
tonight Jn a fire that consumed part of
the; Portsrnduth navy yard Tu his
toric .semaphore tower, contalnins; '( the
records,; was . burned to v the . ground.
Many other buildings were burned.' The.
Queen Mary was towed , away 'from... a
biasing Jetty Just in timo to keep her
from- catching.- fire,' ... -if.; '.' ,?,-:
Damage ot nearly. $5,000,000 was don
before the .fire was got - under . control
nearly, three- hour after midnight (Sun
day!. The blase was the most disas
trous In the Brltlnh navy yard history,"
MISSOURI TO
L E
18.000.000
DUE
ON PAST OVERCHARGES
Will Attempt to Recover Ex
cess Collected While Rate
Cases Were Pending. ,
(United Press Lnsed Wire. I
Jefferson City, Mo., Dec. 20. Eigh
teen million dollars' in excess charge
by railroads operating in Missouri will
return to the shippers and travelers
of the state,- if Attorney General Bar
ker is successful in 13 suits he will
file In circuit courts.
The first of the series was filed here
this afternoon following receipt of news
from Kansas City that Federal Judge
McPherson, in obedience to the state su
preme court mandate, had upheld Mis
souri's two-cent passenger rate law and
the minimum freight rate law and dis
solved injunctions granted the railroads
six years ago, restraining enforcement
of the rates. Barkes' first legal, attack
(Concluded on Page Fle. Column Oni)
0. A. C. CADETS WILL SEE
PANAMA-PACIFIC FAIR
Regiment of 10OO College Students
to Participate in Military
Encampment.
San Francisco, Cal., Dec, 20. -The Ore
gon Agricultural college of Corvallls.
Oregon; has accepted the invitation of
the Panama-Pacific exposition to par
ticipate in the international military
encampment of the exposition. The mil
itary department of the exposition re
ceived word today from the president of
the college that a regiment of 1000 uni
formed cadets would attend the en
campment.
An effort will be made to Induce the
cadet organisations of the University of
Washington, the Washington State col
lege, and the Lnlverslty of Idaho to attend.
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STAMP SALES SHOW BIG
GAIN OVER PAST YEARS
Increase in Size Limit of Pack
ages Adds Materially to "
Bulk of Business.
(Special to Tbe Journal.) '
Chicago, Dec. 20. Tho flood of par
cel post Christmas packages which gov
ernment officials witn much - appre
hension have expected for so many
months, has started in the Chicago
postoffice. Packages bespeaking Tule.
uae cneer for the redolent ar.
stacked high every day in the big par-,
eel post section of tho building and
the rush Is increasing dally. ..
Postof flees throughout . the country
are meeting the same conditions. Ths
heaviest strain on the system will come
Monday and Tuesday, when tho con
gestion and rush are expeoted to reach
their climax. This ween tho record
was broken in the quantity of parcel
post business handled, with a dally av
erage of 215 tons. Tho normal aver
age for the fall season has been 200
tons a day. Postmaster Daniel JL
Campbell estimated the business for
December, which will include tho first
parcel post Christmas, will reach be
tween 8,000,000 and 9,000,000 packages,
against 3,000,000 for last December.
An Indication of the enormous busi
ness Uncle Sam has undertaken by the
inauguration of the parcel post Is seen
In the stamp sales of the Chicago post
office during the first ten days of this
month. In that period more than $1,.
000,000 worth of stamps were sold. A
large proportion of this was for parcel
post stamps. This is shown by the
fact that In the 31 days of December
last year, before the parcel post law
became effective, the stamp sales win
11,894,574. If the stamp sales oontlnut,
throughout this month at the rate of
the first ten days the sale will reach
more than $3,000,000. t
By an order of the postoffice depart
ment all through mail.it now handled at
special railroad terminal. " This obvi
ates the necessity ; ot transporting
inrougn man to tne main office and
saves time and duplicate handling. There
are oua of these terminals, list year
the biggest Christmas gift one could
send by mail wssvXonr. jjounds. ThU
year, within the first ana seeotw sones
the heaviest packages weigh SO pounds.
TELEPHONE FIELD IS NOW '
OPENED TO INDEPENDENTS
Attorney General Predicts CompeU
, tion With Resultant Cheaper
Service. ,
Washington, Dec -20. Dlscussl n? ths
compromise effected in the "telephone
trust" case late today, Attorney General
McReynolds asserted that it would open
the field to Independent telephone com
panies, He foreaaw an era of competi
tion that would greatly cheapen the
service t
"The dissolution will have n6 effect
whatever on. any legislative plans that
may be in preparation," McReynolds
I said. 'The details were arranged be
fore the postmaster generael made his
pronouncement on government owner
ship and the new situation Will in bo
way effect any plans for the govern
ment acquisition of the business." .
BANK ROBBERS LEAVE ,
BAIT IN THEIR FLIGHT
Present Kill to Be Changed; Start
Shooting, Then Ran Away.
Vancouver, B. C, Dec, 20.Two men
presented a $10 bill for change at the'
Bank of Ottawa in this city today. As
the teller reached for cash, they drew ,
revolvers, and began shooting.. .Tho tel
ler dropped behind tho counter Instead
of .oheying their command to "come'.v
across with $1000." .
The robbers became frightened and '
fled, leaving the $10 bill. - , '
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Section' Two Today
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